Dallas Wings will take on Utah Jazz in NBA 2021-22 on Saturday, 16 April 2022 at 22:30 PM IST
Utah stumbled on their way out of a top-four finish and were overtaken by Dallas in the last few weeks of the regular season.
The Jazz limped their way to a 4-7 finish heading into the postseason. They will have to significantly play better starting Game 1 to have a chance of winning this series.
The biggest news coming into Game 1 and the series is Luka Doncic’s status. Despite the Dallas Mavericks designating the Slovenian superstar as doubtful, the team will reportedly keep him out to give him enough time to fully recover.
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz Jazz have been a great regular-season team the past few years. Since Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert became All-Stars, they’ve become perennial contenders in the West. However, they seem to wilt with almost every postseason appearance.
There seems to be mounting pressure on the Utah Jazz to deliver or face a likely revamp when the season is over. Utah looked shaky heading into the postseason, losing a top-four spot upon which they had a stranglehold.
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks submitted their official injury report with Luka Doncic listed as doubtful. However, reports are coming in that he could be as good as out as Dallas is reluctant to push their superstar too soon. If that’s the case, they will be in for a tough night against a near fully-healthy Jazz squad.
Jalen Brunson and Spencer Dinwiddie will handle more of the scoring burden if Doncic isn’t available. The good thing going for Jason Kidd’s team is their stellar defense.
Fantasy Tips
Utah Jazz team has the upper hand over Dallas Wings team. So try to pick more players from Utah Jazz